we have to be competitive in our market. here as in the west, the laws are often written to make it difficult for the little ones to compete with the big ones, so little ones have to start cutting corners too. if you dont have CNY5mil to invest, you are unlikely to get the necessary licences to operate 100pc legally, does it mean people who care about teaching have to carry on working for organisations who don't care just because wwe can't afford to compete legally?

I applaud your honesty and I agree with your appraisal.
Foreign citizens that choose to work at private English Language schools in China should be aware that they usually have accepted employment with an organization that is not operating "100pc legally" and often does not have the necessary "licences" to hire foreign employees.
These prospective "foreign teachers" of English should also be aware that neither the school nor their agents will disclose these facts to them.
Despite your refusal to give Turnoi "much credit", this is precisely what he has been saying on this board for the past few years, albeit sometimes with a surfeit of emotion.